South Venice trustees roll back millage to aid property owners
Editorial lauds South Venice Road and Bridge District trustees Hartley Desmond Russell Bell and Albert Pfannbuch for lowering the millage from 12.13 to 8.98 to ease hardship on taxpayers. Despite a $22,962 potential surplus, the district kept $65,515 to fund road improvements and maintain progress in the South County area.
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South Venice Road and Bridge District
Hartley P. Desmond
Venice
Desmond
Russell Bell
Albert W. Pfannbuch
South County
President Johnson backs India education foundation plan
The president agrees to support an education foundation in India after meeting with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The Sun-Sentinel notes the uncommon cross cultural moment as India and Texas figures engage in educational aid.
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Johnson
India
Indira Ghandi
Pompano Beach
Fla
Sun-Sentinel
Drums Along the Mohawk praised as frontier history
The Venice gondolier notes Walter D. Edmonds as a leading American historical writer born in 1903. His Erie Canal era tales like Drums Along The Mohawk depict Revolutionary era settler struggles against Tory and Indian raiders.
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Walter D. Edmunds
Boonville
New York
Erie Canal
Charles T. Copeland
Harvard
Scribner's
Deerfield
Massachusetts
Mohawk Valley
Nevada
Walter D. Edmonds
New Venice Area
South Venice Road District praises millage cutback
A South Venice Road and Bridge District No. 2 letter thanks the Sept. 8 paper for reporting the millage cutback, credits attorney Richard Nelson and County Commissioners, cites Earl Faircloth's ruling, and promises legislative amendment requests after road tax concerns fade.
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South Venice Road & Bridge District No
Richard Nelson
Board of Trustees
South Venice
Earl Faircloth
Florida
South Venice Road & Bridge
Venetians Council Officers Named by Sunny Land Boy Scouts
Four Venice men were elected as at large members of the Sunny Land Council Boy Scouts of America at its 41st annual meeting. Ronald Baylard is bank president. Col William Grove is a retired U S Army officer. C C Johnson is an insurance agent and realtor. Rev Denis Pattison is rector of St Mark's. Richard A ONeill was elected council president with Tropicana Products in Bradenton. James Early, Sarasota and James Wallace, Bradenton, were named council vice presidents and William C Watson Jr of Bradenton was council commissioner.
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Venice
Sunny Land Council
Boy Scouts of America
Robert S. Bayrrard
Venice Nokomis Bank
Col
William Grove
U.S. Army
C. C. Johnson
Denis D. Pattison
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Richard A
Venice Nokomis Woman's Club Bridge Social
There were 44 members and guests at the Venice Nokomis Woman's Club last Wednesday for a social bridge party. Hostesses were Mrs. K W Erickson, Mrs. H L Bartholomew, and Mrs. Austin T Pinkstaff. Door prizes went to Mrs. Ray Steinke, Mrs. George Lawler, and Mrs. Jesse R Mattocks. Small slams were bid and made by Mrs. Ann Baukat, Mrs. John Renfro, Mrs. Helen Speight, and Mrs. Inez Bechill.
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Venice - Nokomis Woman’s Club
K. W. Erickson
H. L. Bartholomew
Austin T. Pinkstaff
Ray Steinke
George Lawler
Jesse R. Mattocks
Ann Baukat
John Renfro
Helen Speight
Inez Bechill
Angels Get More New York
Producer Stanley Gordon plans a financing shift for four shows granting backers 60 percent of net profits instead of the standard 50 percent. He says rising costs cut returns and make theater less attractive to venture capital.
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Angels Get More
New York
Stanley Gordon
Gordon
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